Jews hail Le Pen defeat in France, see more danger

MSNBC/Reuters ^ | 5/6/02 | staff

[Michael2001]

They must be pretty desperate, if that is the only qoute they can dig up to "prove" he is anti-semitic. Everytime they mention his name that qoute shows up. Imagine if every time they reported on Hillary they mentioned that she once called someone a Jew *()*)(

[LarryLied]

Everytime they mention his name that qoute shows up.

Even if I oppose someone I hate when the media does that. Warning labels on people. Remember how they gave Weaver two new first names? "White Supremicist Randy Weaver" Every article, over and over.

Looks like the crazy rhetoric took its toll in Holland today, doesn't it?

[Tuor]

I'm not sure if they're desperate or not, but the tactic works, which is the sad thing about it.

OTOH, I think that we do a dis-service to people, even the French people. I do not assume that they didn't understand Le Pen's position -- I think many did. Instead, I think they understood as well as they wanted to and chose for the handouts to keep coming. That is, they're hooked on socialism because they think it gives them a free lunch...and it makes them feel good about themselves while actually accomplishing almost nothing...certainly nothing positive.

Tuor

[Polybius]

I thought Illena was Cuban?

She is Cuban.

She also happens to be Jewish just as my fellow Cuban high school classmate "El Chino" is considered to be just as Cuban as the rest of us but happens to be 100% pure blooded Chinese.

My Jewish Cuban friends jokingly refer to themselves as "Jubans".

[LarryLied]

Do they party at the Koshercabana?

In all the rallies I attended for Bush during the recount, never heard llena's faith mentioned. Assumed she was Catholic. Great lady.

Only after voting for him in three elections did I discover my south Florida Congressional rep is gay. He doesn't have tough reelections so mentioning it wouldn't help or hurt him one way or the other. He just doesn't, apparently, see how it is relevant. Neither do I.

[Polybius]

Do they party at the Koshercabana?

Yes, but never at "La Lechonera". :-)

[LarryLied]

Ha! I know what leche is but had to search to find out meat is sold in those places too.

[Polybius]

Ha! I know what leche is but had to search to find out meat is sold in those places too.

Lechon is a pig. Cubans, like Southerners, are big into Pig Pickin's.

La Lechonera specializes in roast pork. It's on SW 8th St somewhere between Ponce de Leon and Lejeune Road as I recall.

[LarryLied]

Leaned something else. I should have clicked into those links. Believe it or not, I took (not learned) Spanish in HS too.

[oldfart]

"Over a million French citizens marched against Le Pen one day last week.

Remember, France has one of the same problems we do: A liberal news media that overestimates participation in rallies supporting the liberal side. Remember the "Million Moms March?" That was widely reported at highly inflated numbers by our own media.

I haven't studied French politics much lately, so I can't really say whether Le Pen is or is not a Nazi. But France was a great nation... once. Not since Napoleon have the French people had anything to be proud of. Maybe Le Pen couldn't have made a difference. We may never know. France will continue along the road to nowhere, gradually relinquishing its identity and its pride to the European Union.

Can anyone imagine a remake of the old musical, only now titled "An American in the EU?"

Sad.